Computing yard-measure.



D. H.,LAYNE.

COMPUTING YARD MEASURE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1910 988,790. Patgnted Apr. 4,1911.

3110c mloz %meooeo fl g 1 1 5 1 36 in dry-goods stores.

UNITED sr rns PaTE-Ntr OFFICE.

DAVID H. LAYNE, 0F COVE, OREGON.

COMPUTING YARD-MEASURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

Application filed November 9, 1910. Serial No, 591,488.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, DAVID H. Layne, acitizen of the United States, residing at Cove, in

of the measure and Fi 2 is a lan view showing the other side. I The measure which is the subject of the present invention is indicated at 5, it being in the form of a yardstick, vvhich is constructed of wood, metal, composition, or anyother suitable material. If desired, the measure may-be secured to the store counter, it being designed more particularly for use One side of the stick is provided at one of its longitudinal edges with inch graduations 6, which also denote difi'erent price Values. Below each graduation are two columns. 7 'f'and 8 of numerals extending transr ersely of the stick. The numerals 7 indicate different monetary values, and they are 'opposite'the numerals 8, which latter indicate d'ilierent quantities in inches. The numerals 7 represent different amounts in cents, the column being headed by the letter C. The column 8 1s headcd'bythe abbreviation In. for inches."

The quantities indicated by the numerals 8 are calculated according to the different monetary values expressed by the numerals 7, and 011 the basis of the price per yard indicated at the head of the columns by the inch graduations 6. Thus, the 18 inch graduation heading the columns 7 and 8 also represents the price per yard 111 cents, namely, eighteen cents, and thenumerals 8 denote the-number'of inches of material which should be measured off for agi'ven number of cents, the latterappearing 1n the column Example: anted 9 cents worth of 23 cents goods. First find the price of the goods, 23, among the inch graduations 6 and then go down the column 7 to the numeral 9, opposite which latter appears-the numeral 14, which represents the number of inches of 23 cents goods which may be purchased for 9 cents. It.will be noted thatthe highest one of the numerals in the column 7 is 10, so that for amounts over 10 cents, say 15 c'epts, it is necessary to first find the quantity which may be purchased for 10 cents, and

then the quantity which may be purchased for 5 cents, and then add the two together. For multiples of 10, say 20 cents, find the quantity which may be purchased for 1.0 cents and multiply the same by 2. I

The gra'duations 6 run from 1 to 36, so that goods having value up to 36 cents per yard may be measured. For goods having a greater value, the other side of the stick will be used. Onthis side of the stick are arranged columns 9 and 10 of numerals .cor-

responding to the" columns 7 and 8, and at the head of each of said pairs of columns appear the price er yard numerals 11, which latter, in this instance, are not the inch graduations, the latter appearing at the foot of the columns as indicated at 12, so that this side of the stick may also be used as a common yard measure.

I claim:

romputin yard-Inca -ure provided with graduations a 011g one of its longitudinal edges, and transverse columns of figures ar-' ranged in pairs, each pair being headed by one of they graduations, the latter indicating linear dimensions and the price of .agiven quantity, and one of the membersof said pairs of columns of figures representing different monetary values, the other members of said pairs of columns of figures representing quantities calculated according to the different monetary values expressed by the,

first-mentioned column of fi ores, and on the basis of the price indicate I by the aforesaid' graduations.

.[n'testimon whereof I. aifix 'my signature inflpresence 0 two witnesses.

- Witnessesz' I GEORGE ,E. Cones, 5 W, D. Mrronnnn.

DAVID :LAYNE. I 

